The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Rescue crews were searching on Thursday for seven people still missing days after an explosion at a ...

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A wildfire in California’s San Luis Obispo County rapidly expanded overnight and was covering more than 35,000 acres on ...

Explosions continued more than 24 hours after the blast caused several spot fires and scattered large pieces of debris across ...

Seven people are missing after a warehouse holding fireworks caught fire and set off a series of massive explosions in ...

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

Seven people are still "unaccounted for" in Yolo County's town of Esparto after several explosions at a fireworks warehouse ...